Karel Jaromír Erben (1811-1870) was a collector of folk songs, rhymes and fairy tales. In 1864 he published the collection Prostonárodní české písně a říkadla ("Folk Czech Songs and Rhymes"), containing over 2200 songs and texts from Bohemia. He is well known for his poem collection Kytice z pověstí národních ("Bouquet").

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